Toy bank



Dec. 8, 1942. w. E. LAWSON, SR 2,304,

TOY BANK I Filed Feb. 12, 1942 Patented Dec. 8, 1942 TOY BANK William E. Lawson,

E. Lawson, Sr.

Sr., Rahway, N. to Otis-Lawson Company, New York, N. Y., partnership composed of Jack Otis, and William J., assignor Application February 12, 1942, Serial No. 430,672

Claims.

This invention relates to toy banks and has for which may be easily and inexpensively manufactured.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description Figure 1 is a a reduced scale.

Figure 2 is a, longitudinal vertical sectional view of the bank.

Figure 3 is a transverse on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the discharge means for the bank, looking in the direction of the arrows 44 of Figure 2. Figure 5 is a side elevational view of a modified form of the bank, parts being broken away to indicate the interior construction; and,

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 66 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawing more specifically, and particularly to Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, the

sectional view taken sections may be formed of papier-mach, or any other preferred moldable material, and the secstalled as hereinafter indicated.

The sections 2 and 3 are molded into forms to are so as to permit ready access of the sound bank.

In the form of the invention s 1 to 4,

waves to the exterior of the illustrated in Fig- 4. The lever is indicated by the numeral [0 and its pivot by the numeral II. Extending at substantially a right angle to lever I0 andintegrally connected thereto is an arm l2,

a bell-crank lever. a coin slot An enlargement l5 formed in the lower section 3 is provided with a transverse slot l6 for the reception of a partition H, of heavy cardboard or like material. This partition provides understood of course that in con- 4 and I! are in- III and I in the uppersection 2,

tionsare then united in the manner heretofore described.

squealer are somewhat different.

the invention, the lower section 30 of the bank is provided with a circular cavity 3| for the reception of the sound emitting device 4, and with a downwardly-opening passage 32 for the transmission of the sound waves. Mounted upon or formed on the upper end of member 4 is a rigid post or arm 33 which extends upwardly to a position just below the coin slot 34 formed in upper section 35. This upper part of the bank is with an integral downwardly-extending partition 36 which serves as a guide and brace for the arm 33. Deflection of the arm 33 in the opposite direction is prevented by a protuberance 31.

The upper end of the arm 33 is rounded or side as indicated at 38 in Figure 5, for cooperation with the edge of each coin inserted in the slot 34. apparent that the inserted coins produce a camming action on the arm 33 so as to depress the same and thereby actuate the sound emitting device 4, the coin thereafter being deposited in the coin compartment of the bank.

In assembling this modified construction of the toy bank the sound-emitting element 4 and its arm 33 are first installed in the lower section 33, and the upper section is then applied and united thereto in the manner noted in connection with the description of the first described form of the invention.

The toy bank disclosed herein is singularly attractive in design, construction and operation, in that it simulates an animal in both appearance and sound, is easily and inexpensively constructed yet strong 'anddurable in operation, and is well adapted to stimulate savings by reason of the operation of the novel sound eiiect at each insertion of a coin.

In accordance with the patent statutes 1 have described what I now believe to be the preferred forms of the invention but inasmuch as various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention it is intended that all such changes be included within the scope of the appended claims. I

What I claim is: a

l. A toy bank "comprising a hollow bodyportion provided with a coin emitting device within the body portion, and means interposed between the sound emitting device and the coin slot and adjacent the latter for collapsing the sound emitting device by the outside pressure of a coin being inserted in the slot.

2. A toy bank comprising a hollow body portion provided with a coin slot, and a sound transmitting slot, a collapsible sound emitting device within the body portion and disposed adjacent said slots, and means interposed between the sound emitting device and the coin slot and adjacent the latter for collapsing the sound emitting device by the outside pressure of a coin being inserted in the slot.

preferably formed.

slot, a collapsible sound 3. A toy bank comprising a hollow body p0ftion provided with a coin slot, a collapsible sound emitting device within the body portion, an arm associated with the sound emitting device and having one end disposed adjacent the coin slot, whereby the sound emitting device will be collapsed by the outside pressure of a coin being inserted into the slot.

4. A toy bank comprising a hollow body portion provided with a coin slot, a collapsible sound emitting device within the body portion, a cam rigidly secured to the sound emitting device and disposed in the path of a coin entering the slot, whereby the sound emitting device is. actuated by a camming action as each coin enters the bank.

5. A toy bank comprising a hollow body portion provided with a coin slot, a collapsible sound emitting device within the body portion, an arm fixed on the sound emitting device and having its free end immediately adjacent the slot, the free end of the arm being rounded so as to produce a camming action in conjunction with a coin entering the slot to thereby actuate the sound emitting device.

6. A toy bank comprising a hollow body portion provided with a coin slot, 2. collapsible sound emitting device within the body portion, an arm fixed to the sound emitting device and having its free end immediately adjacent the slot, a partition against which the arm is slidably mounted, the free end of the arm being rounded so as to produce a camming action in conjunction with a coin entering the slot to thereby actuate the sound emitting device.

7. A toy bank comprising a hollow body portion provided with a coin slot, a sound emitting device within the body portion, a lever for actuating said sound emitting device, and coin controlled means ior operating the lever.

8. A toy bank'comprising a hollow body portion provided with a coin slot, a sound emitting device within the body portion, and a bell-crank lever having one arm in cooperative relation with the sound emitting device. in cooperative relation with a coin entering the coin slot.

9. A toy bank comprising a hollow body portion provided with a coin slot, a sound emitting device within the body portion, a lever pivoted adjacent the coin slot for actuating the sound emitting device, an arm extending laterally from the lever and disposed beneath the coin slot, and a vertical partition in the bank, said partition provided with a slot at its upper end to serve as a guide and brace for said arm.

10. A toy money bank comprising a hollow body in the form of a pig or the like, said body formed of upper and lower molded sections, the upper and lower sections being provided with complementary recesses to form a compartment for receiving a sound emitting device, and the lower section also provided with a transverse recess for supporting a partition in vertical position.

WILLIAM E. LAWSON, SR.

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